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      3.9

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (107,230 total reviews)
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      Arvind Krishna

      76% approve of CEO

      68% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.0

      Culture & values

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Compensation and benefits

      3.4

      Senior management

      IBM has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 107,230 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The IBM employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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      107K reviews
      2.0
      Dec 15, 2008

      In 10 years there won't be any US IBM engineers. All engineers "rebalanced" to India.

      Hardware engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Management supports working from home. Good group of people to work with.

      Cons

      Frequent layoffs. Gradual shift of workers from US to India. Understaffed for amount of work. Poor communication from project managers. Unreasonable project schedules that have just become a joke. No sense of big picture, everything is week to week survival. Upper management seems to be only concerned with profit and their stock options. Difficult to see where you fit in such a large corporation. Can easily have first line manager be in some other geography hundreds of miles away. Working remotely from the main group can leave workers feeling isolated and lost.

      4.0
      Dec 15, 2008

      I would like to stay at IBM

      Software sales specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      IBM has a strong SW portfolio with good positioning within services and hardware segments. Hi investments on research. Company with good values. It's good to work in a company with long term relationship with customers. IBM has in mind the future and is not likely to take controversial decisions that can damage your reputation in the market.

      Cons

      Professional recognition is not clear. Been apart of the ERP, CRM and other business brings an unfair challenge to the SW Group sales team in General Business marketplace. The managers at IBM don't have any power to change or to propose big changes and are locked performing forecasting and taking care of burocratic workload. Too much talk and too low real action.

      3.0
      Dec 14, 2008

      Consulting--great way to get experience and propel your career upwards.

      Consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Everyone knows that you are working for a great company and you are looked upon for leadership based on your experience. Using the knowledge and skills learned from my time at GBS, I was did well in an MBA program -- post-consulting career. The personal perks include: airmiles and hotel points.

      Cons

      As a consultant, you are more in tune with the client. Its also difficult to get noticed by your managers for jobs well done. If you are not careful completing all necessary administrative work, it may mean the difference between a great bonus or an alright one. IBM does not allow you to collect American Express points.

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